Therapeutics & Translation

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
A universal vaccine against influenza A	Project Leader Professor David Jackson	Microbiology and Immunology
Australian bite and sting trends: Australian Venomous Injury Project (AVIP)	Project Leader Dr Ronelle Welton	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Australian Venom Research Unit		Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Autologous stem cell therapies in Australia	Project Leader Professor Megan Munsie	Anatomy and Physiology
Biolpolymer-based vaccine delivery systems	Project Leader Professor David Jackson	Microbiology and Immunology
Bo&MeRanG Research Projects	Melbourne Coordinator Dr Marie Greyer
Characterising the pathways responsible for ICU-acquired weakness	Research Project Leader Dr René Koopman	Anatomy and Physiology
Contemplating stem cells in society	Project Leader Dr Claire Tanner	Anatomy and Physiology
Crack laboratory: Neuropharmacology	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Peter Crack	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
David Ascher laboratory	Head of Laboratory Dr David Ascher	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Defining new roles for the Hippo signalling pathway in skeletal muscle	Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic	Anatomy and Physiology
Developing innovative animal and cell culture models to study and treat muscular dystrophies	Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic	Anatomy and Physiology
Developing new therapies for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus	Senior Research Officer & Lab Manager Catherine Kennedy, PhD	Microbiology and Immunology
Development of a self-adjuvanting vaccine for enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC)	Project Leader Professor David Jackson	Microbiology and Immunology
Development of Novel antimalarial drugs	Professor Leann Tilley	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Towards understanding new therapies for obesity and diabetes: discovering new regulators of lipid metabolism	Research Project Leader Professor Matthew Watt	Anatomy and Physiology
Endothelin pharmacology in the setting of pulmonary hypertension	Project Leader Professor James Angus	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Establishing the effect of glycine/serine metabolism on skeletal muscle cell growth	Research Project Leader Dr René Koopman	Anatomy and Physiology
Exercise-induced liver-muscle cross-talk and mitochondrial adaptations	Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery	Anatomy and Physiology
Exploring new roles for the TGFβ signalling network as a key regulator of skeletal muscle in health and disease	Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic	Anatomy and Physiology
Fogg laboratory: Surgical Anatomy	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Quentin Fogg	Anatomy and Physiology
Furness laboratory: Digestive physiology and nutrition	Head of Laboratory Professor John Furness	Anatomy and Physiology
Gregorevic laboratory: Muscle Research and Therapeutics	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic	Anatomy and Physiology
Growth factors and peptide mimetics	Project Leader Dr Susan Northfield	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Hughes & Northfield laboratory: Drug design	Joint Heads of Laboratory Associate Professor Tony Hughes & Dr Susan Northfield	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Innovative approaches to prepare synthetic, partially synthetic and natural product-based vaccines	Project Leader Professor David Jackson	Microbiology and Immunology
Ivanusic laboratory: Pain and sensory mechanisms	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Jason Ivanusic	Anatomy and Physiology
Jackson laboratory: Synthetic vaccine design	Head of Laboratory Professor David Jackson	Microbiology and Immunology
Koopman laboratory: Clinical nutrition and muscle metabolism	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor René Koopman	Anatomy and Physiology
Laura Edgington-Mitchell laboratory	Head of Research Group Dr Laura Edgington-Mitchell	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Leann Tilley laboratory	Head of Laboratory, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry & Pharmacology, ARC Australian Laureate Fellow (2015-2020) Professor Leann Tilley	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Learning from skeletal muscles to develop new treatments for cancer	Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic	Anatomy and Physiology
Lew laboratory: Theoretical and empirical pharmacology	Head of Laboratory Dr Michael Lew	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Lipopeptide-based adjuvanting systems	Project Leader Professor David Jackson	Microbiology and Immunology
Malcolm McConville laboratory	Head of Laboratory Professor Malcolm McConville	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Mangum Lab: Translational Proteomics	Head of Laboratory Dr Jonathan Mangum	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Molecular mechanisms of drug resistance in cancer	Project Leader Dr Jonathon Mangum	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Molecular mechanisms that contribute to skeletal pain	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Jason Ivanusic	Anatomy and Physiology
Montgomery laboratory: Metabolic Tissue Cross-Talk	Head of Laboratory Dr Magdalene Montgomery	Anatomy and Physiology
Munsie laboratory: Ethical, legal and social implications of stem cell research	Head of Laboratory Professor Megan Munsie	Anatomy and Physiology
Murray laboratory: Myelin biology	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Simon Murray	Anatomy and Physiology
Pain management using ultrasound-guided local anaesthetic techniques	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Jason Ivanusic	Anatomy and Physiology
Patient voices: An analysis of patients’ information-based priorities and needs	Project Leader Professor Megan Munsie	Anatomy and Physiology
Paul Gleeson laboratory	Head of Laboratory Professor Paul Gleeson	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Paul Gooley laboratory	Head of Laboratory Professor Paul Gooley	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Preclinical pharmacology – cardiovascular efficacy and safety R&D	Project Leader Associate Professor Christine Wright	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target discovery in stroke	Project Leader Dr Jonathon Mangum	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Relaxin family peptide hormones	Project Leader Associate Professor Tony Hughes	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Restoring immunocompetency in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia	Senior Research Officer & Lab Manager Catherine Kennedy, PhD	Microbiology and Immunology
Schneider-Futschik laboratory: Cystic Fibrosis pharmacology	Head of Laboratory Dr Elena Schneider-Futschik	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Stewart Laboratory: Mechanopharmacology	Head of Laboratory Professor Alastair Stewart	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Stuart Ralph laboratory	Head of Laboratory Dr Stuart Ralph	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
The Cardiovascular Pharmacology of Snake Venoms From Papua New Guinea and Australia	Project Leader Associate Professor Christine Wright	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
The heart as a central player in tissue cross-talk	Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery	Anatomy and Physiology
The link between cardiovascular disease and neurodegeneration – focus on Alzheimer’s disease	Project Leader Associate Professor Christine Wright	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
The Role of CXCR7 in Tissue Fibrosis	Senior Research Officer & Lab Manager Catherine Kennedy, PhD	Microbiology and Immunology
The Treatment of Papuan Taipan Envenoming in Papua New Guinea	Project Leader Dr David Williams	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Tissue communication in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NALFD) and liver fibrosis	Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery	Anatomy and Physiology
Trovafloxacin – an antibiotic with additional properties	Project Leader Professor James Angus	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Understanding metabolic cross-talk in health and disease - Focus on type 2 diabetes and fatty liver	Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery	Anatomy and Physiology
Unravelling the mysteries of E3 ubiquitin ligase in regulating skeletal muscle size and function	Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic	Anatomy and Physiology
Velkov laboratory: Antiinfective pharmacology	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Tony Velkov	Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Watt laboratory: Metabolism and Diabetes	Head of Laboratory Professor Matthew Watt	Anatomy and Physiology
Wilkinson-Berka laboratory: Retinal vascular biology and inflammation	Head of Laboratory Professor Jennifer Wilkinson-Berka	Anatomy and Physiology
Williamson laboratory: Public health, AMR, epidemiology and microbiology	Head of Laboratory Professor Deborah Williamson	Microbiology and Immunology
Wright laboratory: Cardiovascular Therapeutics Unit	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Christine E Wright	Biochemistry and Pharmacology

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